The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, as it said the revocation of the provision was one of the biggest demands of the organisation from the very beginning.
“The Sangh has been opposing Article 370 since beginning and put forth the same through several resolutions it has passed and active participation in all the movements associated with the issue. This decision will contribute further in strengthening of national unity. The people of Jammu and Kashmir have finally got freedom from the injustice they were subjected to for years due to Article 370,” said RSS publicity in-charge, Sunil Ambekar.
Thwarting ‘disintegration’
Since 1950 when Article 370 was inserted in the Constitution, the RSS has passed 27 resolutions on the Kashmir issue, mostly related to Article 370. In each resolution, the Sangh maintained that the Article engenders “disintegration” in the country.
In an interview to the RSS’ English mouthpiece, Organiser, the second chief of RSS, Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar had said that there is only one way to keep Kashmir — and that is by complete integration with India. He had maintained that Article 370 must go and the separate flag and Constitution for Jammu and Kashmir must be shunned.
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